In this short breathwork session, Yasmina Cherquaoui guides you through three simple breathing practices designed to calm the nervous system and bring you back into focus — the kind of reset that’s genuinely useful on a busy day (and doesn’t require a yoga mat, incense, or a personality transplant). You’ll start with rib breathing to create space in the lungs and encourage deeper, steadier breaths — especially helpful if you’ve spent the day folded over a desk like a prawn.

From there, Yasmina takes you through alternative nostril breathing with gentle breath holds (with clear options to skip the holds if you’re pregnant, have high blood pressure, feel dizzy, or it’s just not your vibe today), and finishes with a “square breath” to settle the mind and soften tension. Use this before bed, before a presentation, or before an “uncomfortable conversation” where you’d quite like to stay calm and not launch into orbit.